Sunday, 16 September 2012

Spike in Sexual Harassment Complaints against Women

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Women are breaking the glass ceiling in more
ways than one.As more of them successfully
step up to managerial positions, California sexual harassment lawyers are finding more women linked to lawsuits that
accuse them of sexual harassment.

The topic of sexual harassment initiated by women
in the workplace recently burst into the national headlines, after it was
revealed that 2 separate lawsuits had been filed by federal agents against the Department
of Homeland Security.The lawsuits
allege that the Department of Homeland Security has a “frat-house” type of
workplace environment, in which female supervisors harass male employees.

The harassment takes place in a number of
ways.Female supervisors,
according to the lawsuit, play games that are designed to humiliate male
employees, and embarrass them.Male employees are passed over when it’s time for promotions.Interestingly enough, there have been several
sexual harassment claims targeting the Department of Homeland Security since Janet
Napolitano took office as agency chief.

None of those lawsuits have been found to
have any merit.However, they seem
to reflect a nationwide trend in which more males are now coming forward to
file sexual harassment lawsuits.Those lawsuits do not name only women, and are targeted at both male and
female superiors.

In fact, sexual harassment lawsuits filed by
males have nearly doubled in proportion over the past 20 years.According to the Equal EmploymentOpportunity Commission, these complaints now constitute approximately 16% of
all complaints.

A couple of recent cases
gathered nationwide attention.In
2011, eyewear company LensCrafters settled a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by
an employee, by paying him more than $192,000.That lawsuit alleged that the employee was harassed by
female superiors, who frequently physically and verbally assaulted him.Recently, Regal Cinemas also settled
another lawsuit alleging sexual harassment by a crotch-grabbing female
superior.